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Soft Molasses Cookies
From the kitchen of Eastglen Jerseys, SC
Course
Dessert
Keyword
Cookies
Cook Time
10
minutes
minutes
Ingredients
½
cup
Butter
softened
½
cup
Crisco
1½
cups
Sugar
½
cup
Molasses
2
Eggs
beaten
4
cups
Flour
½
tsp
Salt
2¼
tsp
Baking soda
2¼
tsp
Ground ginger
1½
tsp
Ground cloves
1½
tsp
Ground cinnamon
Instructions
In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter, shortening and sugar until light colored and fluffy. Beat in molasses and eggs. Set mixture aside.
In another large bowl, combine flour, salt, baking soda, ginger, cloves and cinnamon. Blend thoroughly with wire wisk.
Gradually mix flour mixture into creamed ingredients until dough is blended and smooth. Roll dough into 1½ in. balls.
Bake at 350° for 10 minutes on an ungreased cookie sheet.
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